The main reason why the officials were filled with righteous indignation was their disdain for Sun Quan's behavior.
In addition to these internal factors, the current national strength of the Han Dynasty is different from that in the past, which is also a very important factor.
The alliance between Sun Wu and Cao Wei was a dangerous thing for the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was no longer what it used to be.
With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it is definitely not impossible to conquer Jiangdong.
Sun Quan's act of rashly proclaiming himself emperor was also a fundamental challenge to the authority of the Han Dynasty. From this aspect, the ministers' advice to conquer Jiangdong was reasonable and reasonable.
However, this reasonable behavior was not approved by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei raised his hand slightly as if to press down. After seeing Liu Bei's move, the ministers who were filled with emotion in the palace quickly stopped making suggestions.
Looking at the ministers with angry expressions on their faces, Liu Bei expressed his opinion:
"After years of fighting, the soldiers and the people are exhausted. Now is not the time to start another war."
"Since our dynasty is continuing the legal system of the Han Dynasty, is there any reason to abandon the Central Plains and drive away from barbaric lands?"
Liu Bei's voice was calm and powerful, causing all the ministers present to look thoughtful.
But Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face.
Fortunately, Liu Bei did not get carried away by the anger in his heart.
Mi Yang noticed the smile on Zhuge Liang's face.
Thinking of Liu Bei's look of being more angry than all the ministers last night, and remembering how he had tried so hard to persuade him last night, Mi Yang felt that his persuasion was not in vain.
Does what Liu Bei said make sense?
Of course there is.
The first reason mentioned by Liu Bei alone is a problem that the Han Dynasty cannot ignore now.
No matter how powerful the army is, it is not a perpetual motion machine.
No matter how fertile the land is, it is impossible to produce unlimited food.
In the past two years, the Han Dynasty has successively experienced three battles: the Battle of Nanzhong, the Battle of Nanzheng, and the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong.
No matter how rich your family background is, you can't afford such consumption.
It can be said that if it were not for Zhuge Liang's unprecedented political ability, and Mi Yang captured a large amount of the Wei army's grain, grass and baggage after the Battle of Nanzheng, it would have been extremely difficult for the Han army to launch the Northern Expedition again.
Even if the Han Dynasty regains Guanzhong, Guanzhong is still in ruins.
Let’s not mention that Guanzhong suffered from wars for many years. When Cao Zhen was in charge of Guanzhong, he repeatedly plundered people’s wealth and support from the people for the Battle of Hexi and the Southern Expedition.
Cao Zhen's behavior of drying up the lake for fishing aroused widespread resentment in Guanzhong and caused refugees to gradually appear in various places in Guanzhong.
In this case, the first priority for the Han Dynasty must be to stabilize the people's livelihood in Guanzhong.
The Han Dynasty is not Cao Wei. When Liu Bei raised his army, he wanted to bring a stable life to the people of the world, not just for the sake of imperial supremacy.
Liu Bei would never put the cart before the horse and forget his original intention.
As for Liu Bei's second reason, it is even more difficult to refute.
Sun Quan's behavior was a challenge to the authority of the Han Dynasty, and it was indeed disgusting. However, it would be inappropriate to make Jiangdong the main target of the next attack because of this.
The reason is very simple. From the day the Han Dynasty was founded, he has declared to the world that he is the Zhengshuo of the Chinese nation.
Under this political slogan, after regaining Guanzhong, the Han army's next operational target must be the Central Plains.
In a political sense, the Central Plains can also be called China.
"Heaven is above, and earth is below. Those who live in the middle of heaven and earth are called China, and those who live on the side of heaven and earth are called the Four Barbarians. Outside the Four Barbarians, there is also the interior of China.
In China, the rulers and ministers are responsible for their own maintenance, the rituals and music are their own creation, the clothes and hats are for their own production, and the hats and hats for sacrifices are for their own use..."
From this passage, we can see how important it was for the Han Dynasty to regain the Central Plains.
As the emperor, Liu Bei personally stated these two reasons. One was to alleviate the angry mood of the ministers, and the other was to use his status as the founding king to set the tone for the next development direction of the Han Dynasty.
Now that Liu Bei has spoken, and Liu Bei's words are reasonable, the anger of the ministers has been relieved a lot.
But after the anger subsided, a feeling called worry emerged one after another.
Huang Quan, who was familiar with military affairs, was the first to speak:
"Even if our army temporarily lets go of Jiangdong, there is no guarantee that Sun Quan and Cao Rui will not jointly launch an attack on Jingzhou."
As soon as Huang Quan said his words, he immediately attracted the attention of many ministers in the palace.
Especially Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei subconsciously wanted to second his opinion, but before Zhang Fei could say anything, Mi Yang stood up and said to the ministers present:
"No need to worry about that."
Mi Yang's judgment surprised all the officials in the palace.
Huang Quan stood up and cupped his hands and asked Mi Yang, "Why?"
Under the gaze of all the ministers in the palace, Mi Yang analyzed: "After the Battle of Guanzhong, Ni Wei's vitality was severely damaged.
When the army is lost and the generals are lost, the hearts of the people in the country will surely rise and fall.
For Ni Wei, their top priority is not to start another war, but how to appease the hearts of the people in the country.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the alliance between Wei Wei and Wu Wu was a strong alliance.
But in Gu's view, the reason why Ni Wei formed an alliance with Ni Wu was to divert trouble to the east and make Jiangdong a thorn in our side, so that it could have a chance to recuperate.
And if Ni Wei did not send troops together with Ni Wu, how could Ni Wu capture Jingzhou in a short time with the strength of Ni Wu alone?
Sun Quan must have known this in his heart.
Because of this, he would not send troops hastily.
Both families are waiting for the other to send troops first, so neither of them will send troops in the end."
After listening to Mi Yang's words, all the ministers in the palace nodded.
Of course, strategically Mi Yang can assert that there will be no danger in Jingzhou in the short term, but to be sure, some tactical preparations are also essential.
Then Mi Yang informed the officials in the palace that he asked Jiang Ji to release the rumors.
After hearing Mi Yang's arrangement, the worries in the hearts of the ministers in the palace gradually diminished.
Although Mi Yang has not been in Jingzhou for several years, the legend of Mi Yang has been circulating in Jingzhou.
After Mi Yang finished speaking, Zhuge Liang also stood up and said to the ministers in the hall:
"The general's actions can make Ni Wei and Ni Wu surrender to the enemy, but I have an idea that can make Ni Wu have no time to take care of himself."
Seeing that it was Zhuge Liang who was speaking, Mi Yang returned to his seat and sat down, waiting for Zhuge Liang's advice.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Without letting Mi Yang wait too long, Zhuge Liang said: "After the First World War, Sun Quan sent his eldest son Sun Deng as a hostage."
"Now that Sun Deng has gradually grown up in Jingzhou, Your Majesty can summon Sun Deng to Chang'an and reward him."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, the officials were puzzled.
Sun Deng's father, Sun Quan, openly rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Normally, it was an act of benevolence and justice for the Han Dynasty not to take Sun Deng's life.
Why still reward him?
After seeing the puzzled looks on the ministers' faces, Zhuge Liang smiled and said:
"Sun Quan knew that Sun Deng was in our dynasty, but he still dared to call himself a false emperor. There are two reasons.
First, his two descendants, Liu, gradually grew up, and he had no heirs and no worries.
Secondly, Sun Quan wanted to kill someone with a borrowed sword.
If our court kills Sun Deng, but it goes along with Sun Quan's will, we can let him use this as a reason to deceive the people of Jiangdong and justify his rebellion.
You can also lend me the help of the court to clear up hidden dangers for him."
At first glance, what Zhuge Liang said seems to be illogical.
It was obviously Sun Quan who rebelled first, and it was a justifiable move for the Han Dynasty to kill Sun Deng. How could this matter be exploited by Sun Quan?
But in fact, what Zhuge Liang said accurately predicted Sun Quan's psychology and was in line with the actual situation of the world.
Don’t forget that the current world’s information dissemination is very limited, and it can easily be exploited by thoughtful people to create a time lag.
As long as the Han kills Sun Deng, Sun Quan can claim to the world that it was the Han who killed Sun Deng first, and he had no choice but to break with the Han because of his hatred for his son.
Once Sun Quan does this, maybe people in the Han Dynasty will understand the real situation, but what about Sun Wu and Cao Wei?
At that time, Sun Deng's death was a fact, and the Han Dynasty could not explain it by resurrecting Sun Deng.
Confusing right and wrong and distorting facts is what Sun Quan has always been good at.
Historically, Sun Quan did this after taking Jingzhou - anyway, in later generations, there are still many people who believe that Sun Quan and Liu Bei were not allies at that time, and that it was Liu Bei who failed Sun Quan first...
Of course, in Chinese history, Sun Quan was not the only one to do such a thing.
Just like the famous Seven Hatreds of Nuerhachi...
After gaining a better understanding of Sun Quan's character, all the ministers felt that Zhuge Liang's analysis was very reasonable.
Therefore, they were very curious about what kind of reward method Zhuge Liang should use to solve Sun Quan's villainous behavior and successfully cause civil strife in Sun Wu.
Zhuge Liang did not disappoint the ministers, and the strategy he proposed next was truly amazing.
Zhuge Liang smiled first, and then said to the ministers:
"Sun Quan intended to give up Sun Deng as his eldest son, but no matter what, Sun Deng's status as Sun Quan's eldest son has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of people in Jiangdong.
This was something that Sun Quan could not obliterate.
In this case, our court can issue an edict to make Sun Deng adoptive as Sun Ce's heir, and let Sun Deng inherit the title of Marquis of Wu."
The proposal to make Sun Deng the Marquis of Wu did not surprise the officials. Mi Yang had made a similar suggestion before as a measure to counter Sun Quan in the future.
But the move of adopting Sun Deng as Sun Ce's son made all the officials look happy.
What a great move!
As we all know, the founder of Jiangdong Foundation was actually Sun Ce.
In the final analysis, Sun Quan was just the keeper of Jiangdong's foundation.
Under such facts, even if Sun Ce has been dead for many years, it is absolutely impossible for his name to be forgotten by the people of Jiangdong.
Not to mention that before Sun Ce died, he left a large number of officials to Sun Quan.
As the saying goes, the family, the country, and the world, in a certain sense, the emperor of "Da Wu" is the head of the Sun family.
According to the etiquette and laws of the world, Sun Ce's family should legally inherit the title of Sun family head.
In fact, Sun Ce and his family should inherit the foundation of "Da Wu"!
Of course Sun Ce has a son alive, so why not make a fuss about him?
On the one hand, the reason is that Sun Shao is not in the hands of the Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, it is the special nature of Sun Deng.
Sun Deng changed his status from Sun Quan's eldest son to Sun Ce's heir.
From this point of view, whether it is the ministers left by Sun Ce or the ministers promoted by Sun Quan, they will tend to make Sun Deng the successor of Jiangdong's foundation.
What is the best way to disrupt a country's internal affairs?
In today's world, a country's reserve is called the "national foundation"!
Compared with Sun Deng, even if Sun Lu is in Jiangdong, what qualifications does he have to compete with Sun Deng for the reserve position.
But with the most legitimate heir of "Great Wu" in his hands, and the country's foundation uncertain, how could Sun Quan feel at ease?
How can the ministers of "Great Wu" feel at ease?
However, Zhuge Liang's strategy can achieve more than this.
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